https://www.musical-u.com/learn/exercise-musician/
As a musician, you likely spend much of your time practising. In addition to your music practice, there are some great benefits to including physical exercise in your routine as well. Here are 6 ways regular workouts can help you become a better performer.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/exercise-musician/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/is-aiming-for-perfect-actually-holding-you-back/
Is it possible that aiming for perfect is actually holding you back from your true potential as a musician? In this video we’re going to explain the two meanings of the word “perfect” – and why focusing on playing the “right notes” might actually be a mistake. Don’t miss this episode.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/is-aiming-for-perfect-actually-holding-you-back/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/letting-the-music-play-you-with-paul-wertico/
We had the honour and the pleasure of sitting down with 7-time Grammy Award winning drummer Paul Wertico. Paul is a man frequently associated with the very word “musicality” and so it was such a delight to get to speak with him and unpack what exactly it means for a drummer to be “musical” and exhibit “musicality”.
Watch this full interview packed with insights and wisdom for drummers and musicians of all stripes.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/letting-the-music-play-you-with-paul-wertico/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/playing-with-heart-and-by-heart-with-sarah-jeffery/
Would you love to go beyond sheet music and truly play from the heart? We were joined by Sarah Jeffery, host of “Team Recorder”, the top YouTube channel for recorder players.
Sarah creates wonderful tutorial videos and although her target viewer is the adult recorder player, so much of what she teaches is rich in musicality and relevant across any instrument. We talk about the big difference it makes to play music by heart rather than from sheet music, and Sarah gives some wonderful advice for helping you memorize and perform music. If you’d love to feel more free and empowered with your music making, don’t miss this episode!
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/playing-with-heart-and-by-heart-with-sarah-jeffery/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-overcome-stage-fright/
Your heart starts to race, and your head gets foggy. You feel sweat start to bead in your palms, and you feel like you might vomit. You feel vulnerable, open and exposed. All of these symptoms point to a fear than most people in the musical world have experienced at one point or another: Stage Fright.
Let’s talk more about how to overcome this fear.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-overcome-stage-fright/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/transcribe-music-like-pro-finding-key/
When you transcribe a song, finding the key of the tune is the vital step to quickly figuring out the notes.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/transcribe-music-like-pro-finding-key/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/hearing-chord-progressions-part-3-minor-keys/
Minor keys tend to have rich harmonic possibilities. Sometimes the chord qualities throw off our ear. But if we remember to listen for the bass we can better understand how to use these chords. Learn more in Part 3 of our Hearing Chord Progressions series.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/hearing-chord-progressions-part-3-minor-keys/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/listening-for-diminished-triads/
You hear diminished chords throughout pop, rock, jazz, hip hop, heavy metal, and even American country music. Learn more about this often mysterious chord and how it adds depth and color to our music.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/listening-for-diminished-triads/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/applying-solfa-to-real-music/
Can you imagine listening to a piece of music and knowing exactly what notes you’re hearing? And what that would do for your ability to play what you hear on your instrument? Solfa is a magical key that unlocks the pitches and harmonies in all the music you hear.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/applying-solfa-to-real-music/
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-truly-listen-with-evelyn-glennie/
We learned a lot about listening from deaf musician. Evelyn Glennie is the world’s first full time solo percussionist, whose mission in life is to teach the world to listen.
Even though she lost almost all her hearing at the age of twelve, Evelyn has given deep and careful thought to the topic of listening. Enjoy this episode and learn how sound, and music, can transform our lives and the lives of those around us.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-to-truly-listen-with-evelyn-glennie/